函館市電 / The trams in Hakodate City

函館市電（路面電車）對於旅行者而言是很方便的交通手段，也是巡迴觀光景點時必須的工具。路線呈Y字型，兩條路線覆蓋大多數的車站。函館市電是於1913年時，代替馬車所開業的。函館市電是比札幌和東北的秋田以及仙台的路面電車還古老，是東京以北日本最早的路面電車。在北海道有行駛路面電車的只有函館市和札幌市。

In Hakodate City, the trams are useful for transportation to tourist spots. There are two lines, which run on the same street for most of their routes, then separate at Jujigai, which is the center of the city. One line leads to the north harbor area and the other leads to the south harbor area. The line’s map is like Y-shape. The Hakodate tram was established in 1913, replacing the horse draw rail carriages. It’s older than Sapporo’s tram system and is actually the second oldest in the eastern part of Japan after Tokyo. Now, in Hokkaido, only Sapporo and Hakodate have trams on the street.